89 millimeters
| Movie | |
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| Original title | 89 mm - freedom in the last dictatorship in Europe |
| Country of production | Germany |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 79 (PAL-DVD) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK no age limit |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sebastian Heinzel |
| script | Sebastian Heinzel |
| production | Stefan Kloos |
| camera | Eugene Schlegel |
| cut | Lena Rem |
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89 millimeters is a documentary by filmmaker Sebastian Heinzel , shot in Belarus from 2004 to 2005 .
content
The film describes the attitude towards life of six young Belarusians who are trying to find a way for themselves and their future after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The eponymous 89 millimeters are the difference in the gauge of the railroad tracks between Belarus and its western neighbors. Not a great distance and yet another world opens up on the border to the supposedly “last dictatorship of Europe”.
The director, who was only 24 when the film was made, is looking for the people in this country. He concentrates on the question of how a dictatorship manifests itself in daily life and what it does to people. In everyday life, the author observes how young adults of his generation shape their lives. During five stays of several weeks in Minsk over the course of a year, a close familiarity developed between the film team and the protagonists, which the viewer can feel in the intimacy of the recorded situations.
Festival participation (selection)
- “One World Festival” in Prague and Bratislava
- “ Cologne Conference ” (“Spectrum Young Film”) in Cologne
- “Anonimul Festival” in Sfântu Gheorghe / Romania
- "Document Festival" in Glasgow / Scotland
- "EU XXL" in Vienna and Krems
- "Big Sky Documentary Festival" in Missoula / USA
Prices
- Predicate valuable , film evaluation agency (FBW)
- Special mention by the jury, " Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival "
- Best editing , Sehsuchten International Student Film Festival in Potsdam
- Best camera , "Dokufest" in Prizren / Kosovo
Reviews
- Lexicon of international film : "The clever structure creates an illuminating generation portrait that not only introduces the people and their hopes, but also reflects the state of affairs of a region that is still cut off from Western Europe."
- Deutsche Welle : "A real revelation of the situation in this little-known country in the middle of Europe."
- Süddeutsche Zeitung : "In the documentary film, which is well worth seeing, the young director explores the mechanisms of Lukashenko's dictatorship very subtly."
- Jury " Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival ": "A kaleidoscope of encounters that come together to create an exciting overall picture."
- Jury “Sehs sucht Festival” Potsdam: “Free of ready-made interpretation patterns, the film creates a multi-faceted world in which the viewer can look around freely.”
Web links
- 89mm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- 89 millimeters at Filmportal.de
- www.89mm-derfilm.de - Official website ( Memento from January 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ 89 millimeters. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 17, 2017 .